XRS appoints CFO

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Michael Weber has been appointed chief financial officer for XRS Corp. (former Xata), the company announced. Weber was most recently vice president of financeresponsible for corporate-wide financial planning and analysis, management of all Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and management reporting functions.

Weber has more than 25 years of financial experience, including five with XRS.

“Mike has been an integral part of our team since he joined XRS in 2007, and he has more than demonstrated his ability to lead our company’s financial operations,” said Jay Coughlan, chairman & CEO. “His skill set will be invaluable as we transition XRS from a hardware‐centric platform to our new mobile application format. We are pleased to promote Mike and know his financial and strategic expertise will help ensure that XRS remains on a strong path to meet our customers’ and investors’ expectations.”

Prior to joining XRS, Weber held the role of director of compliance and external reporting, controller at CNS, Inc. from 2001 to 2007.From 1999 to 2001, he held several key financial roles at Schwan’s SalesEnterprises, Inc.